White-shouldered whiptail
📖 Overview
Solitary or in groups in shallow silty coral reef areas . Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans (shrimps, caprellid amphipods) and polychaete worms.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to between level of posterior and anterior nostrils. Suborbital naked. Lower limb of preopercle with 2 or 3 scale rows. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body brown, white on ventral surface. This species is easily distinguished from P. trivittatus by the head scales extending forward to the nostrils, the absence of scales on the suborbital, and presence of a white bar on the upper margin of the opercle.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-shouldered whiptail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for White-shouldered whiptail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for White-shouldered whiptail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m . Tropical; 20°N - 9°S, 92°E - 130°E Central Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes, crustaceans (shrimps, caprellid amphipods) and polychaete worms
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Threadtail bream · white-shouldered whiptail |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix coral·lí de línies grises |
| 🌍CES | špičatník běloramenný |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-arco-íris-marrom |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heterognathodon bifasciatus | Bleeker | 1848 | Synonym |
| Pentapodus lineoscapularis | Fowler | 1943 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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